Silence Is A Cage, Not A Foundation
The middle of the day is heavy when you are holding your breath to keep the room from shaking. You swallow the new truth rising in your throat because you are afraid that speaking it will shatter the old peace holding your family together.
But silence is not a foundation — it is a cage. And the light does not ask you to choose between honesty and love.
The light is the very thing that makes love real. There is a voice that says: do not be afraid.
Not because the storm won't come, but because the One who walks through walls is already in the room with you. Your truth is not a weapon.
It is a key. And the door was never locked from the inside.
Drawing from
John, Gospel of Thomas
Verses
John 16:33, Thomas 3
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